Wall surfacing unit



F. VENZIE 'WALL SURFACI'NG UNIT Original Filed Feb. l. 1953 March 21,1939.

MToRNEY iii Patented Mar. 21, 1939 UNITED .STATES PATENT OFFICE WALLSURFACING UNIT Original application February 1, 1933, Serial No.654,688. Divided and this application February 25, 1937i, Serial No.127,619

2 Claims.

My invention relates to building structures, more particularly to thewalls (using "Walls in the generic sense to include both ceiling andside walls) thereof. and comprises a novel panel or wall surfacing unit.The present application is a division of my copending U. S. application,Serial No. 654,688, filed Feb. l, i933.

in building structures as heretofore known it has been common practiceto ailx wall panels oi various types to metal aisers. A defect cornrnonto most walls made in this fashion is that the afhdng means extendthrough the` joints between adjacent panels, and such means carried alip or other element which extended above and marred what wouldotherwise be the plane surface formed by the panels. When such clipswere not used no satisfactory means were pro vided for. at the same timemaking a suitable ioint and supporting the panels so as to have a smoothwall surface which would be and 'remain free of cracks.

The present invention comprises a wall structure in which the wall isformed of a plura'lity of paneis each with a metallic face and edges,two oi the edges being tongued and the other two grooved so that asubstantially one-piece wall can be formed from the panels and a nishcoating applied directly to the metallic surface.

An object of my invention is to provide a novel wall structure made of aplurality of separate panels so joined and held in position that thepan-eis will present a surface to which may be appiled a thin decorativecoating such as wall paint, or the like. 'thereby eliminating 'lnecessity for a finish coat of plaster or 'the a wall structure having ametallic face to which be applied a thin decorative coating.

A 'more specic object of my invention is to eliminate the need for anish coating of plaster or other material over the wall panels.

A further object of my invention isl to provide a novel constructionunit 'having a continuous metal surface interlocking edges, and asubstantially rigid body.

Other objects and advantages of my invention will be apparent from thefollowing specification, claims, and from the drawing illustrating myinvention, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical elevation of the inner face of a panel;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectionaly viewthrough a portion of a wall showinga plurality o1' panels in mounted position;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4 4 of Fig. l; and y Fig. 5is a sectional view of a modied form of construction unit.

The wall comprising my invention is formed of a pluralityof panels P.such as indicated in Fig, l. which may be of any desired and suitableshape, preferably as here indicated of greater length than width, eachcomprising an inner structure or filler of plaster board, wall board. orother suitable material, indicated at 5, such as is commonly used informing wall structures, and a felt backing 5a having a metalliccovering or pan 6 which may be of tin, sheet iron. or other similar iireresisting material. The covering 6 extends over one face and four edgesof the plaster board 5 and over the edges of the felt tia, and is shapedon two of the edges as indicated at l to form a groove, and on the othertwo edges as indicated at 8 to form a tongue. The metal extending beyondeach of the edges is carried slightly over the margin of the inner face5b o the felt 5a and is bent upon itself to form a socket as indicatedat 9.

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that I provide panelswhich may be so positioned that'. the tongues of one panel may extendinto the grooves on two adjacent panels, and the structure thus formedof a plurality of these panels will have upon its inner surface til) aplurality of projecting sockets which may receive and carry a clip. Thedimensions and the material beneath the metal may be varied as weil asthe use to which my panel may be put; and with various forms of fillersthe invention may be used for ceiling and floor construction as well asfor side walls.

'have illustrated in Fig. 5 another type of panel construction which maybe used in which a pan 2li is perforated and which otherwise may besimilar to the pan 6. Immediately against the pan is located a layer ofbuilding felt 2l which in turn is backed by a layer of cardboard orother material 22. In this embodiment, as in the rst describedembodiment of my invention the iinish coat may be applied directly tothe pan, but in the embodiment herein illustrated the openings throughthe pan offer superior sound deadening qualities, as the perforated pandoes not afford a continuous sound reecting surface such as is presentin the panel P.

In order to attach the panels to supporting members, herein indicated asmetal Ibeams l0 functioning as risers. I provide a clip il having s hookl: on one and adapted to nt within the socket l on the panel. The clipcarries at the end opposite to the end upon which the hook is formed astrap il which may be clinched around the ilange Ila of the I-beam asclearly indicated in Fig. 3. If risers of shapes different from that oiI-beams are used the strap i8 may be varied to conform thereto.

Instead of the socket l illustrated in Figs. 1 to 3 of the drawing I mayprovide a socket II illustrated in Fig. 4 in which the metal of the panafter forming the tongue or groove as the case may be is turned inwardlytoward the pan. The clip Il may be used to connect a pan having thesocket 2 5 to a supporting member as readily as it connects the panshaving the socket 9 by simply reversing the position of the clip uponthe studding. In conjunction with the socket 2l a clip 2l may be usedfor tying together marginal edges of the pans where there is nostudding. This type of socket may be used in place of that shown in Fig.2 or may be used on two edges of a panel and the socket indicated at sused upon the other two edges.

In assembling the wall structure a panel may be mounted on any suitablebase, herein indicated as a conventional bottom plate Il; a clipattached to socket I at the top and one to the bottom of the panel andclinched around the ange ila of the riser. Thereafter another course ofpanels may be erected and clips applied.

Various modications may be made in the above described embodiment of myinvention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof as setforth in the following claims.

I claim as my invention:

1. A wail surfacing unit comprising a relatively rigid plaster boardpanel, a panel of ielt adjacent one face of said panel, and a metalshape covering the other face of said panel and the edges of bothpanels, said shape including means positioned adjacent said felt panelfor receiving means for connecting said` surfacing unit to a support.

2. A wall surfacing unit comprising a relatively rigid plaster boardpanel, a telt panel adjacent one face of said plaster board panel, and ametal shape covering the other face oi.' said plaster board panel andthe edges of both panels, said shape including hooks positioned adjacentand behind said felt panel for receiving means for connecting saidsurfacing unit to a support.

FREDERICK M. VEN'ZIE.

